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+Some tools that can be used with Vim:
+
+blink.c:	C program to make the cursor blink in an xterm.
+
+ccfilter*:	C program to filter the output of a few compilers to a common
+		QuickFix format.
+
+efm_filter.*:	Perl script to filter compiler messages to QuickFix format.
+
+efm_perl.pl:	Perl script to filter error messages from the Perl interpreter
+		for use with Vim quickfix mode.
+
+mve.*		Awk script to filter error messages to QuickFix format.
+
+pltags.pl:	Perl script to create a tags file from Perl scripts.
+
+ref:		Shell script for the K command.
+
+shtags.*:	Perl script to create a tags file from a shell script.
+
+tcltags:	Shell + Awk script to create a tags file from a TCL file.
+
+vim132:		Shell script to edit in 132 column mode on vt100 compatible
+		terminals.
+
+vimm:		Shell script to start Vim on a DEC terminal with mouse
+		enabled.
+
+vimspell.*:	Shell script for highlighting spelling mistakes.
+
+vim_vs_net.cmd: MS-Windows command file to use Vim with MS Visual Studio 7 and
+		later.
+
+xcmdsrv_client.c:  Example for a client program that communicates with a Vim
+		   server through the X-Windows interface.
+
+[xxd (and tee for OS/2) can be found in the src directory]